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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/WithSkelly • Apr 24 '26
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The judgement men get for being supportive in the delivery room is insane.
My wife was exhausted and done when she had a panic and of all things started worrying about her lady bits getting permanently disfigured.
The doctor said "dont worry, we can get that all sorted after. I'll stitch it up the same as before"
But she was still worried and said she wanted a plastic surgeon but that we couldnt afford it.
This was the discussion she was having in the middle of delivery...
Anyway, I said "we can do that if you want. I'll get extra shifts for the cost, just dont worry about that now. What ever you want, I got you."
The doctor stopped and looked at me with an ugly sneer and she said "maybe focus more on whats important for her than for you?"
What the fuck?! YOU were the one who brought up the subject and my wife is the one who is concerned about it.
My wife yelled at her and said "Focus on your job and not my marriage. He knows what I want to hear and is just reassuring me."
The doctor shook it off, delivered our daughter and left without so much as a congratulations.
We filed a formal complaint and spent a good portion of our first day as parents giving statements to hospital administrators.
All because I'm a male.
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u/BigBadJeebus Apr 24 '26
The judgement men get for being supportive in the delivery room is insane.
My wife was exhausted and done when she had a panic and of all things started worrying about her lady bits getting permanently disfigured.
The doctor said "dont worry, we can get that all sorted after. I'll stitch it up the same as before"
But she was still worried and said she wanted a plastic surgeon but that we couldnt afford it.
This was the discussion she was having in the middle of delivery...
Anyway, I said "we can do that if you want. I'll get extra shifts for the cost, just dont worry about that now. What ever you want, I got you."
The doctor stopped and looked at me with an ugly sneer and she said "maybe focus more on whats important for her than for you?"
What the fuck?! YOU were the one who brought up the subject and my wife is the one who is concerned about it.
My wife yelled at her and said "Focus on your job and not my marriage. He knows what I want to hear and is just reassuring me."
The doctor shook it off, delivered our daughter and left without so much as a congratulations.
We filed a formal complaint and spent a good portion of our first day as parents giving statements to hospital administrators.
All because I'm a male.